The Los Angeles Chargers now have the worst record in the NFL, and head coach Jim Harbaugh is hinting that some big changes might be on the way.
The LA Chargers’ 22-6 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday really feels like an early rock-bottom moment in their season. The team looked offensively lost yet again, and found themselves unable to capitalise on the opportunities the Chiefs gave them.
They’ve scored just 15 points per game through their first six, and didn’t even have a touchdown against KC. Justin Herbert is looking like a shell of himself. He has already thrown eight interceptions this year. Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel may be in serious trouble, and Jim Harbaugh’s latest comments definitely contain some implications which would be bad news for him.
Jim Harbaugh states the Chargers’ offence ‘needs to be addressed’ and that he will consider everything
McDaniel simply cannot seem to figure out how to get the offence going despite the talent at his disposal. The team has converted only 28 of 82 third downs through their first six games, and that shocking percentage can only be blamed on the offensive coordinator.
Harbaugh has backed McDaniel in public before this, but his answer to a question about whether McDaniel will still call plays is interesting, to say the least.
“We’re going to look at everything,” Harbaugh said. “The job I’m doing, it starts with me. We’ll watch this and get with our offensive coaches. I see the effort, I see the work being put in in the meetings, on the practice field, and to get that to translate to the field is what’s necessary. Feel bad for our players, our team, our coaches, our fans. And (the offence) needs to be addressed.
“There’s no justification. Anything I would say would sound like an excuse. I’m opposed to that to the core and pointing fingers because I believe this is a team game. But definitely offensively, we need to evaluate and we need to look at it all, everything we’re doing and how we’re doing it.”
There is a lot for the HC and his staff to figure out. The Chargers look bereft of ideas, checked out, and utterly dispassionate every time they play at the moment. A few more results like this and the entire coaching staff, including Harbaugh, might find themselves out of a job.
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